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LABOUR HIRE LICENSING ACT 2017 - SECT 6

LABOUR HIRE LICENSING ACT 2017 - SECT 6

6—Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"aquatic animal" means an aquatic animal of any species but does not include a bird;

"authorised officer" means a person appointed under section 34 as an authorised officer;

"avoidance arrangement"—see section 13;

"cleaning work" means—

            (a)         residential cleaning; and

            (b)         commercial cleaning including (without limitation) hotel cleaning, office cleaning, retail cleaning and event cleaning;

"Commissioner" means the Commissioner for Consumer Affairs;

"corresponding law" means a law, or part of a law, of a State or a Territory of the Commonwealth—

            (a)         that corresponds to this Act or a part of this Act; or

            (b)         that is declared by the regulations to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Act;

"criminal intelligence" means information relating to actual or suspected criminal activity (whether in this State or elsewhere) the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to prejudice criminal investigations, to enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a confidential source of information relevant to law enforcement or to endanger a person's life or physical safety;

"District Court" means the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court;

"fishing" means the act of taking an aquatic animal, or an act preparatory to, or involved in, the taking of an aquatic animal;

"horticultural processing work" means any of the following activities relating to the production or processing of fruit (including nuts), vegetables and flowers:

            (a)         picking;

            (b)         harvesting;

            (c)         sorting;

            (d)         labelling;

            (e)         packing;

            (f)         grading;

            (g)         planting;

            (h)         thinning;

                  (i)         pruning;

            (j)         spraying;

            (k)         repetitive work on automatic, semi-automatic or single-purpose machines or equipment;

            (l)         an activity prescribed by the regulations;

            (m)         performing basic recording functions related to the activities referred to in paragraphs (a) to (l);

"host"—see section 7;

"labour hire services"—see section 7;

"labour hire worker" means a labour hire worker under section 8;

"licence" means a licence under Part 4;

"meat" means the whole or part of a killed animal intended for human consumption or consumption by pets (including birds) but does not include seafood;

"meat processing work" means any of the following activities relating to the production or processing of meat:

            (a)         an activity preparatory to the killing of animals;

            (b)         killing animals;

            (c)         boning meat;

            (d)         slicing meat;

            (e)         portioning meat;

            (f)         preparing meat;

            (g)         dressing meat;

            (h)         packing meat;

                  (i)         an activity prescribed by the regulations;

"premises" includes the following:

            (a)         a building or other structure;

            (b)         a part of a building or other structure;

            (c)         a caravan or vehicle;

            (d)         a cave or tent;

            (e)         a workplace;

            (f)         a place where workers are accommodated in connection with their supply;

"prescribed work" means each of the following kinds of work:

            (a)         cleaning work;

            (b)         horticultural processing work;

            (c)         meat processing work;

            (d)         seafood processing work;

            (e)         trolley work;

            (f)         any other work of a kind prescribed by the regulations;

"register"—see section 43(1);

"relevant law" means—

            (a)         this Act; or

            (b)         the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 ; or

            (c)         the Fair Work Act 1994 ; or

            (d)         the Employment Agents Registration Act 1993 ; or

            (e)         the Return to Work Act 2014 ; or

            (f)         the South Australian Skills Act 2008 ; or

            (g)         the Payroll Tax Act 2009 ; or

            (h)         the Taxation Administration Act 1996 ; or

                  (i)         the Fair Work Act 2009 of the Commonwealth; or

            (j)         a corresponding law; or

            (k)         a provision of any other Act or law of the State, the Commonwealth or another State imposing an obligation on a person in relation to workers, including, for example, obligations about—

                  (i)         keeping records about workers; and

                  (ii)         the payment of tax or superannuation for workers; and

                  (iii)         ensuring the health and safety of workers; or

            (l)         a provision of an Act or law about the standards of buildings and structures, to the extent it relates to a building or structure used to provide accommodation to a worker; or

            (m)         an Act or provision of an Act prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

"responsible person"—see section 26;

"seafood" means the whole or part of an aquatic animal (including a freshwater aquatic animal), whether dead or alive, intended for human consumption or consumption by pets;

"seafood processing work" means any of the following activities relating to the production or processing of seafood:

            (a)         fishing;

            (b)         filleting seafood;

            (c)         shucking seafood;

            (d)         cleaning seafood;

            (e)         portioning seafood;

            (f)         processing seafood;

            (g)         grading seafood;

            (h)         packing seafood;

                  (i)         an activity prescribed by the regulations;

"substitute responsible person" means a person appointed as a substitute responsible person under section 29 or section 30;

"trolley work" means trolley collection and stacking within the premises of a supermarket or other retail or wholesale shop.